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ADMINISTRATION OF DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI, DAMAN & DIU

DIRECTORATE OF EDUCATION
STD.- 9: SOCIAL SCIENCE
UNIT TEST
TOTAL MARK-25

SECTION A

WRITE THE ANSWER OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. [EACH CARRY 1 MARK]

1. During whose tenure in India public works department established?

(A) Wellesley (B) Dalhousie

(C) Warren Hastings (D) William Bentinck

2. Portuguese sailor ……………………. discovered the sea route to India in 1498 A.D.

3. Match the true pairs:

A B

(1) Warren Hastings (a) Expansion, imperialism and annexation

(2) Sir John Shore (b) Subsidiary system

(3) Wellesley (c) Liberal governor general

(4) Dalhousie (d) Neutrality Policy

(e) India's first governor general

4. How many subjects are there in the central list?

(A) 66 (B) 47 (C) 97 (D) 87

5. The President of constituent Assembly was .........

6. Arrange the following states in order from north to south: Uttarakhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
Andhra Pradesh, Delhi

(A) Uttarakhand, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala

(B) Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Uttarakhand

(C) Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Kerala

(D) Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand

7. Which of the following pairs, is incorrect as a neighbour of India?

(A) Afghanistan - North-West (B) Nepal-North - East

(C) China - North (D) Bangladesh - West

8. Join the correct matches:

A B

(1) Stratified rock (A) Granite

(2) Metamorphic rock (B) Limestone

(3) Igneous rock (C) Marble

(A) 1-B, 2-C, 3-A (B) 1-A, 2-C, 3-B (C) 1-C, 2-B, 3-A (D) 1-B, 2-A, 3-C

9. The land form which is irregular and has some altitude on the surface of the earth is called .......

SECTION B- (12 MARKS)

• WRITE THE ANSWER OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. [EACH CARRY 2 MARKS] (ATTEMPT ANY 6)

11. What were the important terms and conditions of the subsidiary alliance system?

12. How the distribution of financial resources is done between Union government and state
governments?

13. Why is the physiography of India diversified?

14. Give reason: Folding is seen in Himalaya.

15. Which are the major types of rocks? Which are they?

16. Into which physiological regions can India be divided on the basis of varied physiography? Give
peculiarities of each.

17. Give Reason: Most of the rivers of Deccan plateau flow eastwards and meet Bay of Bengal.

18. Give Reason: Preamble is the key to understanding of the amendments of the constitution.

SECTION- C

• WRITE THE ANSWER OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. [4 MARKS] (ATTEMPT ANY ONE)

19. Give Pillars of constitution (Preamble). Discuss Democracy, socialist and Secularism in short.

20. Describe the benefits by the reforms made by Britishers to British rule and people of India.